Terms of the
previous clearance remain in effect. OMB files this comment in
accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an
approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any
current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control
Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active
inventory. For future submissions of this information collection,
reference the OMB Control Number provided. OMB is withholding
approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the
agency should provide a summary of any comments related to the
information collection and their response, including any changes
made to the ICR as a result of comments. In addition, the agency
must enter the correct burden estimates.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2020
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2020
1,161,681
0
1,161,681
7,559,375
0
7,559,375
0
0
0
Section 1848(q) of the Social Security
Act, as amended by section 101 of the Medicare Access and CHIP
Reauthorization Act of 2015, authorizes the establishment of a
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) for eligible
clinicians. Beginning in CY 2017, eligible clinicians are required
to collect and submit data on four performance categories to CMS
(quality, cost, advancing care information and improvement
activities). This program replaces and consolidates portions of the
PQRS, Value-based Modifier, and the Medicare EHR Incentive Program.
The Act also establishes a second track, Advanced Alternative
Payment Models (APMs) for clinicians to participate in instead of
MIPS.
US Code:
42
USC 1395w-4 Name of Law: Medicare Access and CHIP
Reauthorization Act of 2014
US Code: 42 USC 1395w-4 Name of Law: Medicare
Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2014
In the proposed rule, we
estimate a total of 5,566,944 hours with a total cost of
$526,034,969. Table 27 of Supporting Statement A reflects a total
of 998,735 responses with an associated hours burden of 5,566,944,
this is a reduction of 29,305 hours. As shown in Table 28, we
estimate a total burden of approximately $526 million, a reduction
of $2.6 million. The reduction in burden for the 2019 MIPS
performance period is reflective of several finalized policies,
including reduction in the number of measures for which clinicians
are required to submit quality data via the CMS Web Interface and a
reduction in the number of measures for which clinicians are
required to submit data for the Promoting Interoperability
performance category. Our burden estimates also reflect the first
year of data collection associated with our previously finalized
policy to require APM Entities or eligible clinicians to submit all
of the required information about the Other Payer Advanced APMs in
which they participate. Table 28 summarizes the ICRs for the
Quality Payment Program for which we are proposing changes to the
burden estimates. For each ICR we have noted the total burden
adjustment due to changes in policy and the total burden adjustment
due to changes assumptions.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form CMS-10621 414.1330 (Quality Performance Category) Call for Measures
CMS-10621 - Supporting Statement A (version 1 by OSORA PRA).docx
?414.1440 Submission of Data for All-Payer QP Determinations under the All-Payer Combination Option